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cola de caballo (horse's tail)
Arisaema macrospathum
19.704, -103.444
Field Notes
Description:
The leaf is similar to those of other Arisaema species but can be quite robust with some petioles reaching close to a meter in height. The most distinctive characteristic about the "flower" is the extraordinarily long spadix that sticks out of the inflorescence like a tongue.
Habitat:
found in Mexico. (The other species are A. triphyllum and A. dracontium whose distribution ranges also includes the United States.) It is a relatively common plant in oak and pine-oak temperate forests. The flowers appear in April-May just before the foliage starts to emerge. Grows on the banks of the rivers
Reference Links:
Pacific Bulb Society | Home Page
Species ID Suggestions
Arisaema macrospathum
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